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AZO GmbH & Co. KG

21.06.2016

21.06.2016

Das AZO's 4P model

AZO’s 4P model forms the basis for the group in overcoming the challenges of the Industrial Internet of Things. The 4P’s stand for the four main objectives in the implementation strategy that should lead to new business models in the AZO group.

P as in production at AZO The first P stands for AZO’s production, i.e. of plants and solutions. Adopting the approaches from the Industrial Internet of Things is intended

to help AZO improve efficiency and reliability in its engineering, project management and production and

to introduce smart factory solutions into the production process at AZO.

P as in products from AZO The second P represents AZO’s products. In the context of the Industrial Internet of Things, the group is pursuing a strategy of

vertical integration, which connects the production plants to the customer's business level. This means customers can now respond faster to new orders; their production becomes more flexible.

P as in products from the customer AZO also wants to help achieve lasting improvements to its customers' products, the fourth P in its 4P model, using the approaches from the Industrial Internet of Things. The targets are:

transparent, traceable customer products, made possible by smart production with integrated batch tracing and

high-quality customer products from economical production thanks to an optimum manufacturing process.